Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University | New York, NY | Master of Public Health in Epidemiology, Certificate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology | Expected May 2020
University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Bachelor of Arts in Public Health, Honors | May 2018
Study Abroad Programs:
UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare | Berkeley, CA | Research Apprentice, Public Health Honors Thesis | August 2017 – August 2018
Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity Program (SHARE) | Berkeley, CA | Research Apprentice | September 2016 – May 2017
UC Berkeley School of Public Health | Berkeley, CA | Research Apprentice | September 2015 – May 2016
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | New York, NY | College Aide, Bureau of Immunization, Surveillance Unit | September 2019 – Present
Monitoring completeness and timeliness of vaccine preventable disease surveillance indicator reports, including assessment of missing and unknown data fields
Developing a SAS program to measure trends in completeness of race and gender data within surveillance tracking systems for vaccine preventable diseases
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | New York, NY | HRTP Graduate Intern, Bureau of HIV, Division of Disease Control | April 2019 – August 2019
Assisted with public communications and facilitating partnerships with community based agencies for New York Knows HIV testing initiative
Created a map to display HIV and concurrent HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the Bronx, and distribution of community resources for developing a strategy to leverage community partnerships for increased HIV testing and linkage to care
Diaspora Community Services | New York, NY | Intern for HIV Programs | February 2019 – May 2019
Performed community outreach and recruitment for evidence based interventions to encourage safe sex practices, healthy relationships, and PEP/PrEP awareness
Assessed client knowledge of risk behaviors associated with HIV transmission and analyzed intervention effectiveness
Health Leads | San Pablo, CA | Advocate | August 2016 – August 2018
Connected families with social resources to address health inequities using Health Leads REACH technology
Managed a thirty client caseload with weekly follow-up; performed clinical integration and communication using EMR
Program Coordinator | January 2016 – May 2018
Supervised advocates and provided active case support via case audits to promote best client-advocate interactions
Planned and facilitated advocate reflection groups and staff training sessions; implemented a new team based protocol
University Health Services | Berkeley, CA | Health Worker | August 2015 – May 2018
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives | Berkeley, CA | Communications, Project Support, and Administrative Assistant | September 2016 – May 2017
Developed reports, databases, and factsheets on hazardous plant violations, environmental health, and justice issues
Supported fundraising, donation logs, and publicity efforts such as website creation using Salesforce and WordPress
European Institute of Women’s Health | Dublin, Ireland | Intern | June 2016 – August 2016
Developed a policy brief on gestational diabetes mellitus to inform policy and combat gender disparities in research
Collaborated with representatives from maternal health organizations and performed literature review for meeting reports
Mae Tao Clinic and Thammasat University | Mae Sot, Thailand | Field Research Team Member | June – August 2015
Conducted interviews with displaced families and health officials on the Thai-Myanmar border regarding health access
Devised a human-centered proposal to improve health care access in border regions; presented results to stakeholders
Graduate Teaching Assistant | New York, NY | TA for Research Methods and Applications, Quantitative Foundations | September 2019 – Present
Leading a lab section of 25 first year MPH students to teach introductory epidemiological methods including quantitative analysis and research design
Assisting faculty in conducting the course for over 450 students, including piloting homework materials, performing grading, and conducting classroom management
Bloom Mentorship Program | New York, NY | Health Educator | September 2018 – Present
Peer Health Exchange | Oakland, CA | Health Educator | September 2015 – February 2018
Software: Knowledge of statistical applications, including Stata and SAS, Qualtrics, Microsoft Office, and patient record systems including Epic EMR. Knowledge of ArcGIS and citation management software such as Refworks and Zotero.
Research: Experience with qualitative and quantitative research design and analysis, human centered design, community based participatory research, and database work including Biosis, PubMed, Plosone, ProQuest, and the NCBI genome
Certifications: CITI Human Subjects Protection, HIPAA Patient Privacy, Mandated Reporter Training, HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Training
Other Computer Skills: Knowledge of Airtable, Trello, Slack, WordPress, Mailchimp, and Salesforce
Language skills: Conversant in French speaking, writing, and reading